You may have heard of a little trend happening right now (okay, it’s a massive trend) called Pokémon Go, a smart phone-based game that asks its players to wander the world around them to capture and collect virtual monsters using...
Galen “G” Dahl, 13, is much like any other 7th grader. He loves skiing, math, jumping on his trampoline, video games and his dog, Flash. He is a self-confessed Harry Potter fanatic who enjoys hanging out with his buddies. One...
Many donors, staff and volunteers will remember the friendly face of Jacqueline “Jackie” Light, who was a registrar at our center locations. She passed away peacefully on May 21, 2016. She was born in San Francisco, and married the love...
The Lucile Packard Transplant Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCHS) has performed more pediatric organ transplants over the last five years than any other U.S. Center, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). With...
The statistics are staggering: According to United Friends of the Children, an organization that helps foster youth thrive in society, 70% of all California State Prison inmates are former foster youth, and 36% become homeless within 18 months of emancipation....
Stanford Blood Center’s most popular campaign, the annual Grateful Life Tour is back! Now in its 12th year, this popular promotion thanks donors for giving blood when it is needed most, during the critical summer months when many donors travel...
As the Fourth of July nears, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) takes time to reflect on the fact that the holiday is not just a time for celebrating, but also a time to remember all that veterans have done for this...
Let’s all go to the movies! This summer, we are expanding our Monday movie tickets to all centers, all donation types, all day! Summer months often leave blood centers without enough inventory to meet patient needs and Monday mornings continue...
Many Stanford Blood Center (SBC) donors are fathers, grandfathers or father figures. So with Father’s Day approaching, we wanted to share some of their stories and how blood donation has touched their lives. John’s daughter Paulina spent her first few...
Every year, on June 14, countries around the world join together to celebrate World Blood Donor Day. This annual campaign was started by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2006 and aims to “thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their...